Interventions to Teach Self-management Skills for Persisting Symptoms of COVID-19: Minimizing Impact of Symptoms on Everyday Functioning and on Healthcare Usage/utilization
Who is this study for? Patients with Covid19
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the feasibility and efficacy of two group-based interventions (education vs. mindfulness) to help self-manage Long-COVID symptoms.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Clinically diagnosed Long-COVID plus PCR positivity with and without hospitalization
• 3-12 months post-diagnosis of COVID-19
• \>2 self-reported persisting symptoms in \>1 mood, cognitive and/or somatic symptom domain
• Age \>18
• English speaking
• Private access to computer/internet
Locations
Other Locations
Canada
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
RECRUITING
Toronto
Contact Information
Primary
Julia Rybkina, MSc
julia.rybkina@uhn.ca
416-597-3422
Backup
Nithin Jacob, MSc
helpscovid@uhn.ca
416-597-3422
Time Frame
Start Date: 2021-11-23
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 270
Treatments
Experimental: Education and Strategies Intervention Group
Participants will use a videoconferencing system to participate in the Education and Strategies Intervention composed of 1 session per week (1.5 hrs/session) over the course of 8 weeks.
Active_comparator: Mindfulness Skills Intervention Group
Participants will use a videoconferencing system to participate in the Mindfulness Skills Intervention composed of 1 session per week (1.5 hrs/session) over the course of 8 weeks.
No_intervention: No-Treatment Control Group
Participants adhere to the standard of care (no study treatment) for 8 weeks.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), University Health Network, Toronto
Leads: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute